While I wait for my production kiln to ‘spit out’ the last paintings, I’m playing with night lights, finger bowls, spoon rests and tapestry. I am loving my studio! I want to make more and more and more … Crap! … I have work coming up (Dog-gone it!…). But, DH had us down in Detroit earlier this …
I finally have all three kilns running! Spoon rests, night lights, bowls/plates galore! And, I did a little painting tonight. We’ll see what the kiln gods think … but I like what I have started. I didn’t care for the diluted bubbles the necessary shims made in my last attempt, so now I’ve added a …
Category: fused glass Tags: bird, finger bowls, flower, fused glass blog, glass plate, glass spoon rests, night lights, poppy, santa fe, south west, stamping with glass paints, stringer projects, tapestry, thinfire painting
How could it be bad? Did I pull off ‘Martha Stewart’? Maybe … in moments … doesn’t matter! We had a great celebration and I love these people! Merry Christmas 2015. Happy 49th Birthday to DH … Bring on Jamaica, 2016!
Whew, praise Jesus! We are all gonna make it! I could gripe about the trauma and drama involved with keeping one spousal unit and two teenage kids on task; or describe the frantic knitting and then felting escapade (had to wash those slippers FIVE times to finally get them the same and correct size!); or …
Category: crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, photo editing Tags: badge reels, checklist, Christmas II, count down to Christmas, custom made glass, felted wool, hand made gifts, jewelry, knit slippers, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, puppy breath, so much to do, Yorkshire Terrier
Jeeze Louise! I’m nuts! [I KNOW!!!] But still … We’re less than a week out from Christmas II, and I’ve got so much to do! It’s okay. Deep breath. We’ll get there. So, while we are keeping up with two high school seniors (Oy Vay!), 4 week old puppies (soo cute!), our four-legged gang, and …
Category: crafts, fused glass, jewelry making, knitting, life, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: better than store bought, busy, committments, custom badge reels, deadline, did it to myself, dye sub coffee mugs, ER nurse, family, felted knitting, home-made gifts, hosting Christmas, house maintenance, Jamaica, juggling, knitting, mad-hatter, make myself crazy, mandatory inservices, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, not perfect but trying, raising teenagers. nurse competencies, scarf, star wars, storm trooper, vacation count down
But – I have a bedroom, and a BED!!! And, a new desk for our bedroom ~ gotta love Craigslist! (The desk is on the ‘sitting room’ side of our room, and not yet ready for pictures … but it’s coming along. A few more days, and I should have a living room, dining room …
Category: knitting, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: bedroom makeover, Clayton Hill Neo, decorating, double knitting, knitting, market tote, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, recycled yarn, remodeling, scarf, star wars
A good Christmas, a good New Year’s Eve, and work-weekend one (of 52) down*… I like it! [* – and that’s all I have to say about Weekend Wrap Up/ER nursing today, while I ruminate and mentally readjust!] Plus … I have a beautiful family; Flooring is complete in my bedroom (which means we’re only like …
Category: knitting, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: Christmas 2015, continental knitting, cooking, double knitting, ER nurse, family time, Guster, ham stock, knit market bag, new flooring, potato soup, remodeling, the food lab, two hand speed knitting, welcome 2016, yorkie babies
Clayton Hill Studio 